Rapid shaping of behaviour associated with high urinary cortisol in domestic dogs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 113-120

  Blackwell, Emily Jayne ^a   Bodnariu, Alina ^a,b   Tyson, Jane ^a,b   Bradshaw, John William Stephen ^a   Casey, Rachel Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Coping style; Displacement behaviour; Dog; Glucocorticoids; Repetitive behaviour; Stress

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC SPECIES; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77950518154     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2010.02.011     Document Type: Article

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